TG20:14 ledger bracing

[Havespannerwilltravel]

I have not seen the great masterpiece myself but is it true on a scaffold up to 16m high on a normal 2 metre lift you can now brace on doubles down to the handrail to giver user access?

 

[micky]

apparently so but must be at every standard not sure why but thinkit looks crap to be honest.

 

[steelcitycowboy]

don't know about that hswt I thought it was 300ml node points from working lift too progressive lift personally nothing surprises me now with these nasc priks but there will be some catch somewhere along the line like increasing the volume of ties if its not broke don't fix it

 

[crazynutta]

Is true, tg:13 is a pile of crap!! It's going to change to suit which ever scaffold governor is presedent of nasc at time of print!

 

[frederik]

bang goes node pts then.

 

[mightymouse]

Firms been doing that for years in London, albeit not the big boys,
seen loads of street firms doing it all the time.

 

[Tony Mason]

Did see this in a design a few years ago. As previously stated, at every standard. Think this was for wheel barrow access.

 

[longun]

Normally done out on the street for 3 m lift heights...

 

[gunslinger757]

Firms been doing that for years in London, albeit not the big boys,
seen loads of street firms doing it all the time.

True, we used to do it on ramport!

 

[Alan Reade]

It was common place at one time, did it on SGB for years as stated in an earlier post it suits barrow access.
This was covered in BS5973 10.2
"Ledger bracing from the inside ledger to the guardrail level of the lift below may be used provided that every pair of standards is so braced instead of every alternate pair".

It was also covered in TG20 6.2, paragraph 4
"Ledger bracing from the inside ledger to the principle Guardrail level of the lift below may be used on unclad fully boarded scaffolds provided that every pair of standards is so braced instead of every alternate pair".

NOTE the inclusion of UNCLAD

 

[marra watson]

easy fix easy lol the answer to most problems lol

 

[mightymouse]

Top or bottom handrail now then

 

[Srl1]

I can't believe they show the base out braced outwards, ridiculous.

 

[marra watson]

I can't believe they show , the base out braced outwards, ridiculous.

i was allways telt brace it that way weight transfer down the standards to inside standards, reason i was told this was because it it were to fall in side would hit the building if it was to fall on the out side legs it would hit the road .

 

[biffo0911]

The direction of the bracing makes no difference to the scaffold.

 

[dangeruss]

Top or bottom handrail now then

Principal guardrail, i.e. the top one

 

[Havespannerwilltravel]

It still doesn't give clear access unless the guy pushing the barrow is a midget.

 

[southernpoofter]

I can't believe they show the base out braced outwards, ridiculous.

Whys it ridiculous...not only does it make no difference but sometimes is alot easier than trying to squeeze them into a restricted area.

 

[Inertia]

It was already included in previous tg's it not new.

 

[mightymouse]

There is nothing in TG20:13 pocket book to say ledger bracing can go down to the top handrail, in fact in every diagram it shows it as normal, ie down to the standard within 300 of the node.